I am honored you are here and have found this space. My name is Chelsea, and I welcome you to….. my passion project <3.
To be honest, I don’t quite know how to summarize who I am in a few characters and what this little corner of the internet means to me. I find elevator pitches to be daunting and a bit shallow because I am a lover of the little details; of diving deep and getting to know others on a vulnerable level. Nonetheless, I will try to briefly summarize who I am…
I am a remarried wife in my 30s; a working mother, a young divorcee, a step mother.
A professional counselor, a writer, an encourager, a closet #ootd sharer, a coffee addict by morning, a wine snob by night.
A soul yearning to make sense of this beautiful, messy one-and-only life I have. This space is my creative outlet and my escape as I navigate through my own personal development. Here, I will walk you through my own process, even though it’s scary for me.
My story is a bit different than most; I divorced young and then remarried a wonderful man 12 years older than me. I never thought I would become part of a blended family, as my own parents have been married for 30+ years, but the universe had other plans. I now have a beautiful 10-mo old son with my husband who I have been with for 4 years now, and two teenage step daughters. I am a counselor by day, creative by night. I used to blog at @inspirationindulgence, a fairly successful fashion blog, but deleted it on a whim 6 years ago. I couldn’t handle the pressure of perfection and of worrying what others thought of me. With the encouragement of my own therapist, a lot of deep diving and “doing the work,” I decided to release myself from those fears, which is why I have started over with this blog.
I’d like to think that I am not a fluffy person. I dig deep. I suck at small talk and often wayyyy regurgitate #tmi info, over-share and then regret it later.
I am vulnerable, sensitive, and genuinely interested in learning the story of other human beings.
I am learning to love and own who I am.
I am learning that what other people think of me is none of my business.
I will never claim to be an expert over here; rather, I’d love it if you walk this journey with me as we figure it out together.
Here, we will dive into some heavy things, including motherhood, parenting, postpartum, mental health, and marriage. I’m not sure what I will share and what I won’t, but I’m hoping my story will inspire others.
So with that, I am trying to lower my heart rate.
This is really happening.
I am doing the damn thing. And I am happy you are here. <3
Until next time, // xoxo chelsea marie
*Photo credit: Deanna Selsmeyer